Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, P.M.B. 230, Nigeria.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2024 Mar;202(3):1126-1139. doi: 10.1007/s12011-023-03751-8. Epub 2023 Jul 1.
Protein diets are required for the normal development of the reproductive system and their inadequacy or deficiency might have hazardous functional complications during maturational and developmental stages. The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) supplementation on the male and female reproductive organs of rats with postnatal protein malnutrition. Male and female weanling rats were randomly assigned to six groups respectively. The adequate protein diet rats were fed with 16% casein diet while the protein malnourished diet (PMD) rats were fed with 5% casein diet. After the 8th week of feeding, Se (sodium selenite; NaSeO) and Zn (zinc sulfate; ZnSO·7HO) were supplemented for 3 weeks. The growth curve of body weights, lipid profile, testosterone and progesterone level, Na-K-ATPase activity, oxidative stress, and antioxidant status were evaluated. The results showed that PMD reduced the body weights of male and female rats. It also reduced the activities of catalase and glutathione peroxidase in the testes, but reductions in superoxide dismutase and glutathione-S-transferase activities, glutathione, vitamins C and E, testosterone, and progesterone levels were observed in both the testes and ovaries. Furthermore, PMD increased the nitric oxide level in both organs and altered the plasma lipid profiles in both sexes. Se and Zn supplementation, however, restored almost all the alterations observed in all the parameters analyzed. In conclusion, Se and Zn supplementation protects the male and female reproductive organs of rats against postnatal protein malnutrition.
蛋白质饮食是生殖系统正常发育所必需的,其不足或缺乏可能在成熟和发育阶段产生危险的功能并发症。本研究旨在评估硒(Se)和锌(Zn)补充对产后蛋白质营养不良大鼠雄性和雌性生殖器官的影响。雄性和雌性断奶大鼠分别随机分配到六组。充足蛋白质饮食组大鼠喂食 16%酪蛋白饮食,而蛋白质营养不良饮食(PMD)组大鼠喂食 5%酪蛋白饮食。喂养 8 周后,补充硒(亚硒酸钠;NaSeO)和锌(硫酸锌;ZnSO·7HO)3 周。评估了体重增长曲线、脂质谱、睾酮和孕酮水平、Na-K-ATP 酶活性、氧化应激和抗氧化状态。结果表明,PMD 降低了雄性和雌性大鼠的体重。它还降低了睾丸中的过氧化氢酶和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的活性,但在睾丸和卵巢中观察到超氧化物歧化酶和谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶活性、谷胱甘肽、维生素 C 和 E、睾酮和孕酮水平降低。此外,PMD 增加了两个器官中的一氧化氮水平,并改变了两性的血浆脂质谱。然而,Se 和 Zn 补充剂几乎恢复了所有分析参数中观察到的所有变化。总之,Se 和 Zn 补充剂可保护产后蛋白质营养不良大鼠的雄性和雌性生殖器官。